SONS OF STEEL (1988) Largely forgotten but recently revived (at 2010’s Perth Revelation International Film Festival), Sons Of Steel is Australia’s only heavy metal time travelling post-apocalyptic sci-fi musical mini-epic, and it’s a wild, wild ride indeed. He told FilmInk in 2013 that he was hoping to make “an international, commercial film mixing romance and science fiction.” Bring it on! “If you’re still thinking about it, you’ll know that something has pricked your consciousness.” And despite the fact that he’s received the most praise for his realist dramas, sci-fi could very well be where Ivan Sen’s heart lies. “Hopefully, you’ll walk away with something that stays inside you a little bit,” Daniel Roberts told FilmInk in 2009. The intriguing film subtly asks whether the search for UFOs is more of a spiritual inquiry for those who partake in it, and a longing for connection beyond our own world. Sen’s narrative is a minimalist and mesmerising one, spiking a mysterious mood which leaves the audience to decipher the dark shadows and enigmatic shapes that flitter across the screen…and make up their own minds about where said shapes originate from. In the black-and-white low budgeter, Daniel Roberts ( Underbelly) plays an obsessive UFO hunter scrambling in the harsh terrain of Area 51, the Nevada Desert’s hot-spot for otherworldly sightings.
Wedged in between those is 2009’s Dreamland, a near-dialogue-free drama that flirts refreshingly with the science fiction genre. From a decidedly slim but often fascinating field, here are Australia’s Top Ten Sci-Fi Films.ĭREAMLAND (2009) One of Australia’s most talented writer/directors, Ivan Sen boasts a truly eclectic resume, with the rich promise of the small-scale indigenous dramas, Beneath Clouds (2002) and Toomelah (2011), eventually finding flower in his brilliantly wide-canvas thriller, Mystery Road (2013), and its companion film, Goldstone (2016). Though many international science fiction films are shot in Australia ( The Matrix, Star Wars: Episodes II & III, On The Beach) – often by Australian directors (Alex Proyas’ Dark City and Knowing) – sci-fi flicks that are locally created, shot, and funded are far less common.
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